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Onward
The premise of Onward makes it sound like a routine family movie. However, Pixar, as usual, spins it into something different.

Ben Pivoz
Mar 7, 2020


The Call of the wild
The negatives will not matter to those for whom the phrase “cute movie dog” is a massive selling point. For the rest, it adds up to decent.

Ben Pivoz
Feb 21, 2020


sonic the hedgehog
The character is annoying, the humor is mostly of the fart and poop variety and Jim Carrey gives a very irritating performance.

Ben Pivoz
Feb 15, 2020


Dolittle
Dolittle is not terrible, but it is not good either. It does not work and features an inexplicable performance from Robert Downey Jr. Howeve

Ben Pivoz
Jan 17, 2020


Spies in Disguise
The story is clearly based around the gimmick. Thankfully, that gimmick is used so consistently, with efficient setups and payoffs, that it

Ben Pivoz
Dec 25, 2019


Jumanji: The Next Level
Some of the gags are funny for a bit, but what little weight the first one had is entirely missing from a story that lacks a point for putti

Ben Pivoz
Dec 13, 2019


Playmobil: The Movie
It is a lazy attempt to cash in on a popular toy, without the drive needed to make it feel like anything else. The story is derivative of co

Ben Pivoz
Dec 6, 2019


Frozen II
If you have kids who liked Frozen, you will undoubtedly wind up seeing Frozen II. The good news is it is funny and sweet, giving them more o

Ben Pivoz
Nov 22, 2019


Playing with Fire
The people become a clothesline to hang gags on, making it incredibly challenging to become engaged with anything onscreen. It occasionally

Ben Pivoz
Nov 9, 2019


The Addams Family
The Addams Family works as a reminder of who these characters are. It is less successful at being entertaining on its own merits. I guess it

Ben Pivoz
Oct 10, 2019
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